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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Cowboys
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cowboys a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Cowboys took Jalen Travis a full 42 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Warren at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach the 44th pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at No. 76 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey at slot 149 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Kyle Williams at pick 171, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
They took Quincy Riley at par in the 174th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
A reach for Jordan Hancock in slot 204; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick211 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at pick No. 211 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick239 Rnd7 John Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take John Williams this early at the Round 7 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at Round 7, Pick 31 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.